GORGYRA

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GORGYRA or ORPHNE was a daimon (spirit) or nymphe of the underworld who was the mother of Askalaphos (Ascalaphus), orchardist of Haides, by the river-god Akheron (Acheron).

Her names mean "underground drain" from the Greek word gorgyra and "darkness" and "night" from orphnê.
As Gorgyra she was perhaps identified with the underworld river-goddess Styx and as Orphne with Nyx, the netherworld-dwelling goddess of the night.